Quadruplication

Quadruplication
Quadruplication Quad`ru*pli*ca"tion, n. [L. quadruplicatio: cf. F. quadruplication.] The act of making fourfold; a taking four times the simple sum or amount. [1913 Webster]

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  • quadruplication — Quadruplication, Quadruplicatio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Quadruplication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Quadruplication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 quadruplication quadruplication PARAG:Quadruplication >V GRP: V 1 Sgm: V 1 multiply by four multiply by four quadruplicate biquadrate PARAG:Quadruplication >Adj GRP:… …   English dictionary for students

  • quadruplication — (koua dru pli ka sion) s. f. Action de quadrupler. La quadruplication d un nombre. HISTORIQUE    XIIIe s. •   Et après il baillent quadruplication [pièce judiciaire] au demandeur contre les triplications au defendeur, BEAUMANOIR VI, 1. ÉTYMOLOGIE …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • quadruplication — kwäˌdrüpləˈkāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin quadruplication , quadruplicatio, from Latin quadruplicatus (past participle of quadruplicare) + ion , io ion 1. : the act, process, or result of quadrupling 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • quadruplication — noun see quadruplicate II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • quadruplication — See quadruplicately. * * * …   Universalium

  • quadruplication — noun multiplication by four …   Wiktionary

  • quadruplication — kwÉ‘ druːplɪ keɪʃn /kwÉ’ d n. act of making four identical copies, act of copying four times …   English contemporary dictionary

  • quadruplication — qua·dru·pli·ca·tion …   English syllables

  • quadruplication — /kwodraplakeyshan/ A pleading in admiralty, third in order after a replication; now obsolete. Formerly this word was used instead of surrebutter …   Black's law dictionary

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